Friday, December 9, 2011

2012 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the 2012 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop. Today I'm joining friends in this blog hop to share previews of the new 2012 stamps. I've got a couple cards to share with you today, so let me get started...First up, I've used the large clock image from the new clear set, Special Time (CL579), stamped it in Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise and Terracotta Tile onto a Rustic White card base. Finished the card off with a sentiment, from the same set, stamped in black. Attached a couple True Black cardstock strips and embellished with a couple buttons.Next up is a fun new clear stamp sentiment set This is Big (CL570). I love clear and large sentiment stamps, they makes perfect placement a breeze. This was the key when crating this card, I wanted the chosen sentiment to stand on its own and to take center stage by stamping it onto different parts of this color blocked card front. I carefully inked the top portion of the sentiment stamp and stamped it onto the edge of a Spring Moss card stock block. Then carefully inked the bottom portion and stamped it onto the edge of an Aqua Mist cardstock block. Both panels were then attached to a card base.For a bit of texture and detail, I heat embossed a clear cardstock panel with dots (from Life of the Party) in clear embossing powder. The clear cardstock warped a little in the process, but I liked the effect and went with it. To attach the clear cardstock to the card base... I first attached a white cardstock strip to the front of the clear cardstock panel. Then, to hide the adhesive, I attached another strip of adhesive behind the white cardstock strip and then adhered to the card base. Finished the card off with a few True Black buttons.

Done with the cards, now how about a giveaway! Hero Arts will be giving away 5 prize packages that include brand new 2012 Catalog stamps. The five winners will be randomly chose from ALL of the blog hop comments received by midnight PST on Monday, December 12, and will be announced on the Hero Arts blog shortly thereafter.

Love the cards - especially the clock one. Have seen a number of different uses of this stamp . . . will have to get it! Really like how you worked your sentiment into the card stock strips - that was new to me!

oh wow! luvvvvvv your cards..and the stamps...gonna go broke soon I think...but I cant etll how u did that first one ..hmmm..gotta study it ...tyvm!your work is great! will have to own these...got a thing for clocks!

I'm so grateful for this entry! I tried running clear card stock through my texture boutique, which turned out great, but I had no idea of how to attach it to the card without the adhesive showing! (rookie mistake, I guess) Beautiful card...

Truly love what you did with these two stamp sets! I think I'll need a second or third job to afford all the stamps I've decided that I must have as a result of participating in this blog hop. Thanks so much for sharing your techiques with us...gotta try the embossing on clear stock! Way cool!

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Pronounced (My-lee Bells).
God has blessed me with a wonderful little family. I have been happily married to my loving & supportive husband for 14 yrs. God has provided him with a great job so I can stay at home with our two adorable sons.